Emotional Illness: A Different Perspective

Today the treatment of emotional conditions is based upon the idea their cause lies largely in heredity, chemical imbalances and changes in the brain. From these premises, a variety of treatments have been advanced.

There are cognitive approaches, newer pharmaceutical medications, and most recently technology that allows the brain to examined and treated in various ways. Gene modification, now in the early stages of research, is also believed to hold promise.

My next series of articles will present a very different understanding of the cause of emotional illness and how it may be treated. Also addressed will be when disorders begin, and what might be done by way of prevention. Finally I will describe what occurs in the method of therapy I practice. I will give examples of typical interventions and discuss how patients respond.